Tom Scott Hometown

Summary

Rochester, in the south-east of England, was a city for nearly 800 years. And then, in 1998, an administrative error took that city ... At Wilkin & Sons in Tiptree, a city boy gets impressed by agriculture, and meets some robots that work better than others. Bridgwater Carnival, in Somerset, has a long tradition of squibbing: a huge procession of people holding fireworks right above ... Thanks to Betty from Articulations! Go see her video on the ISO Standard Exit Sign here: youtu.be/i5uSlAw8U9s - and pull ... There's a link from a 13th century legend, to a 16th century insult book, to a 19th century writer, to a 20th century comic book hero. Old Sarum, in Wiltshire, is a now-desolate hillfort run by English Heritage. But it was once one of the most important sites in ... In Switzerland, there's a new cryonics company: and they invited me to have a look around. I had questions: legal, practical, and ... In Porthcurno, Cornwall, there's an old telegraph cable landing station. It's how Britain talked to the Empire -- and it's now a ... I'm at the top of Mount Evans, more than 14000 feet - 4.3km - above sea level. This is definitely a mountain: but why doesn't the ...